Box-lid lifter.



No. 798,132. I PATBNTED AUG. 29, 1905. s. F. GILMORE.

BOX LID LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.12, mm.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

STEELE F. GILMORE, OF PRINCETON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROY D.CI-IAPIN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND CARL G. FISHER,

OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

BOX-LID LIFTER.

To It whom, 7173 may concern:

Be it known that I, STEELE F. GILMORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Princeton, in the county of Gibson and State of In diana,have invented a new and useful Box- Lid Lifter, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates generally to boxes or receptacles, and moreparticularly to a novel form of cover or lid-lifter therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide a thoroughly efiicient, cheap,and readily-apw plied lifting element adapted for attachment to ordinaryre ceptaclessuch, for instance, as boxes for containing shoe-blacking,shoepolish, ointments, or other substances that require exclusion of theair to preserve them against deterioration, said element being of suchconstruction as not to present an obstruction that would interfere withthe receptacle being readily handled or packed for storage ortransportation and being capable of ready application to the receptaclewithout any objectionable change in its structural arrangement.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelform of a box-lid lifter and in the combination and adaptation of suchlifter to a receptacle, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed. 7

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure l is a view in perspective of a receptacle havingcombined'therewith the cover-lifter of the present invention. Fig. 2 isa similar view showing the cover released and the position to which thelifter is moved in effecting this result. Fig. 3 is a perspective detailView of the lifter.

As above stated, the device of this invention is applicable toreceptacles of any kind employing atightly-fitting lid which has to be,prized or forced from the receptacle, and merely for the purpose ofillustration the device is shown as combined with an ordinaryshoe-blacking or shoe-polish box 12, provided with a bead 12 and a cover15, provided with the usual rim 14. I

Pivoted to the side or periphery of the receptacle is the lifterconstituting one of the Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled November 12, 1904. Serial No. 232,496,

that there will be no obstruction presented Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

essential features of the present invention, the same comprisinga lever10, which is combined with the receptacle by a rivet 11, disposed to oneside of the center of the lever to secure the proper leverage. Thislever is shaped to conform to the contour of the receptacle, whichlatter is shown in this instance as circular, so that the lever will becurved for this purpose, and the shorter end of the lever is providedwith a toe or projection 13, which is disposed at approximate rightangles to the length. of the lever and may be furnished at its upperedge with a notch or recess 16, adapted to engage with the edge of therim, and thereby insure positive cooperation of the parts, as by theprevention of slippage. The side of the recep- .tacle is provided with adepression 17, ex-

tending through the bead, and constitutes a clearance for the toe of thelever and also to bridge or project across the edge of the rim of thecover, thus to cause positive contact therewith, and in order tomaintain the proper seal between the cover and the receptacle thedepression terminates short of the upper edge of the body, therebypreventing the admission of air to the receptacle which would result ifthe depression were extended through the edge of the body, it being seenthat when the lid is in position it partly covers the depression. Thedepression is herein shown as arcuate and is arranged on a curve ofwhich the center is the rivet 11. By providing the opening element on thside or periphery of the receptacle and by shaping it to conformthereto, it will be seen which would be liable to be caught in handlingthe box and, further, that there will be nothing to interfere with thereceptacles from being closely and solidly packed for shipment, whichcould not result if the lifter were disposed upon the cover of thereceptacle.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that although theimprovements of this invention are simple in character that they will bethoroughly effective in use for the purpose designed and may be adaptedto boxes already manufactured Without any material added cost.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Thecombination with a receptacle provided with a depression, of alid-lifting element pivoted to the receptacle and having an extensiondisposed within the depression.

2. The combination with a receptacle provided in its side with adepression, of a lidlifting element pivoted to the receptacle and havingan extension to work within the depression.

3. The combination with a receptacle provided in its side with a curveddepression, of a lid-lifting element pivoted to the exterior of thereceptacle and having a lateral extension disposed within thedepression.

4:. The combination with a receptacle provided with a depression, of acover partially housing the depression, and a lever pivoted to thereceptacle and having a toe disposed within the depression.

5. The combination with a receptacle provided in its side with anarcuate depression, and a cover adapted partially to cover thedepression, of a lever pivoted to the recepta- I cle and having aprojection disposed within the depression.

6. The combination with a receptacle provided in its side with anarcuate depression terminating short of the edge of the receptacle, of alid-lifting element pivoted externally of the receptacle and having aprojection disposed within the depression.

7 The combination with a receptacle provided with an arcuate depressionterminating short of the edge of the receptacle, of a cover having a rimpartially covering the depression, and a lever pivoted to the receptacleand having a projection disposed within the depression.

8. The combination with a receptacle and its cover, of a lever pivotedto the receptacle and provided with an extension to bridge the edge ofthe rim, and furnished with a notch or seat to engage the edge of therim.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

STEELE F. GILMORE.

Witnesses:

RoBT. JAMES, CHAS. HARTIN.

